Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

maritza

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.15 in modern English

Syllables: mar-itza
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A female given name

name

Obsolete spelling of Maritsa (the river).

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"The Maritza was running yellow almost up to the bridge."
"1923, Treaty of Lausanne, art. 2:"
"All this timber used formerly to be transported by rafts down the river Maritza to Adrianople and Enos, from where it was shipped for Greece and Smyrna."

Etymology

From Spanish Maritza, a diminutive of: * María, from Marīa, from Μαρίᾱ (Maríā), from מרים (miryām, “rebellion”); and * Marta, from Martha, from Μάρθα (Mártha), from מרתא (mārtā, “lady, mistress, ruler”), female counterpart of מרא (mārā, “lord, master, ruler”).

Origin

Source language: Spanish

Word Breakdown

Root: Maritza

Usage

Obsolete

Questions

What does maritza mean?: A female given name
Where does maritza come from?: It is traced to Spanish.

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